The state Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh received the budget year 2023–24 on Wednesday from finance minister Suresh Kumar Khanna.
The budget was approved earlier during a cabinet meeting presided over by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The largest budget in Uttar Pradesh's history, according to the finance minister, had been announced to the media.
State Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto committee will hold its second meeting for the preparation of the election manifesto on Saturday which would be based on the theme of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vishwas , said the party sources.
This is the first time the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh presented a paperless budget. Yogi Adityanath (file photo) government presents fifth budget | Photo Credit: IANS
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government, on Monday, announced a Whopping Rs 5.50 lakh crore budget as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled the plans to make his state
aatmanirbhar , meaning self-reliant, in line with PM Narendra Modi s call at the national level.
With the Assembly polls in the state just about a year away, the Chief Minister announced new schemes worth Rs 27,598.40 crore for the state. The budget was presented by Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna. Interestingly, this was the first time that the Yogi Adityanath government presented a paperless budget in the state Assembly amid protests from the opposition demanding physical copies of the document.